Globe or shade holder.



PATENTED MAY `l0, 1904.

L. R. HOPTON. GLOBE 0R SHADE HOLDER. APPLIUATION FILED APR. 24, 1903..

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WITNESSES.'

y UNITED STATES Patented May 10, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

LEMUEL R. HOPTON, OF NEW YORK, AN. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE OKLEY ENOSCOMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

GLOBE OR SHADE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,444, dated May 10,1904.

Application tied Aprii 24, 190s.

To @ZZ whom, twenty con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, LEMUEL R. Hor'roN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county oiE New York, State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Globe or ShadeHolders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of globe orshade holders, and particularly to a holder adapted to be used withincandescent gas or electric lights.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and readily adjustablemethod of securing a globe or shade in position and in such a manner asto do away with the eX- ternal projection of adjusting screws and otherlike devices. By my invention it is now possible to secure the globe orshade in position by means of adjustable devices situated on theinterior of the holder.

The invention will be found to consist in providing a means which isaccessible from the interior of the globe for supporting it in asuitable way, so that all the usual expansion of the globe will beprovided for without danger of breaking. It will be more clearly seen oninspection of the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents across-section on the line w m of Fig. 2 and side elevation of anincandescent gas-burner with a globe or shade holder embodying theimprovements of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the holder withthen burner-head and adjusting-cap removed. Fig. 3 is a side elevationof an incandescent electric lamp with the holder and shade incross-section. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the clamping and adjustingmember of the holder shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspectiveview of a clamp which constitutes a part of my invention for holding theend or lip of the globe in place.

1 is the shield for the base oi' the holder which surrounds the stem 2of the burner shown in Fig. 1, and 3 is the globe or shade which issupported thereby.

4 is the hook-like tip of a clamping mem- Serial No. 154,063. (Nomedal.)

ber, of which three are preferably provided, as shown particularly inFig. 2. This clamping member is provided with downturned lugs 5, whichoonstitutea satisfactory and practical means for pivoting' the clampupon the rod G.

7 is a tang carried by the clamping member, which is made so as to actas a spring to normally force the clamp upward and outward about itspivot.

8 is an arm of the clamp which eoacts with the adjusting member 9. Thisadjusting member9 constitutes in this particular form shown in Fig. 1 aportion ot' the burner. It is adapted to be screwed down upon thebasel() of the burner-head for the purpose oi pressing downward upon thearms 8 8 of the clamps, and thus throwing the tips 4 toward the eenterfor holding the lip of the globe securely in place. Obviously thepressure of the clamps upon the globe can be adjusted by merely raisingor lowering' the adjusting member 9, so as to accommodateslightly-varying' sizes of globes and to hold the globe with sufficientsecurity and yet without danger of breaking.

11 is a cap of the ordinary form, which has a bifurcated supporting-arm12 for carrying the mantle 13, which latter is shown dotted. To removethe shade, the mantle should be first taken oti:1 by removing the cap11. The adjusting' member 9 may then be moved to a sufficient extent toallow the spring-tangs 7 7 of the clamp to throw the clamps upward abouttheir pivots, and thus release the lip of the globe. j

The same general construction embodying' my invention is adapted to beused with an incandescent electric light, as shown in Fig'. 8. 14 is asocket member inclosed in the shield 15 and having an incandescent bulb16. 17 is a collar which is secured by the screw 18 to the socket 14 andprovided with a screwthreaded portion 19. 2() is an adjusting-collarcorresponding to the adjusting member 9 of Fig. 1. The other parts ofthis structure,

The operation is effected in asimilar manner by first re' moving thebulb 16 and then adjusting the member 2O as desired.

The invention is therefore of a very simple nature and may bemanufactured economically and operated in an efcient manner, while` theoutward appearance of the globe and holder is unbroken by the usualadjusting devices.

What I claim is- 1. A globe or shade holder comprising asupporting-shield, a plurality of clamps pivoted on th'e interiorthereof and having the ends outside of their pivots adapted to grip theneck of the globe or shade, and an annular adjusting member coactingwith the ends of the clamps inside of their pivots for moving thegripping ends 'of the clamps toward the neck of a globe or shade orallowing the same to move away therefrom.

2. A globe or shade holder comprising a stationary shield member, aseries of supporting lugs or'clamps on the interior of said shield eachother or away from each other for clamping or releasing the base of aglobe or shade.

3. A globe or shade holder comprising, a supporting member, a series ofspring-pressed clamps mounted on the interior thereof, a stationary basehaving a screw-threaded portion and an annular adjusting member coactingtherewith and alsov adapted to coact with said clamps for the purposespecified.

4. A globe or shade holder comprising, a supporting' member, a series ofspring-pressed pivoted clamps on the interior thereof, a stationary baseand an annular adjusting member coacting therewith and also adapted tocoact with said clamps for adjusting the same.

LEMUEL R. HOPTON. l/Vitnesses:

RoBT. S. ALLYN, L. VREELAND.

